Tooning Japanese
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsTooning Japanese is a podcast where 3 dudes in their 30s talk about anime.
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Season 2: Episode 4 - A Crimey Kind of Way [12/14/17]
March 24, 2018 13:44 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBOriginal Release Date: December 14, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re all feeling the love and enjoying some peace this week as we review Trigun, Episode 4 “Love and Peace.” It’s the first one where all three hosts aren’t overly floored by. Either way, check out the review of an episode where Vash and The Insurance Girls find themselves hostages to a gang of robbers. Follow along with the show! Watch Trigun on Hulu...
Season 2: Episode 3 - Vash & Shoulders [12/7/16]
March 24, 2018 13:41 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBOriginal Release Date: December 7, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week we review an episode that’s not only one of Josh’s favorites, but also one of Bill’s as well! That’s right, we’re review Trigun episode 3, “Peace Maker”! In this episode, Vash tries to help a worthless drunk find his way once again. Follow along with the show! Watch Trigun on Hulu or on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're i...
Season 2: Episode 3 - Vash & Shoulders [12/7/16]
March 24, 2018 13:41 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBOriginal Release Date: December 7, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week we review an episode that’s not only one of Josh’s favorites, but also one of Bill’s as well! That’s right, we’re review Trigun episode 3, “Peace Maker”! In this episode, Vash tries to help a worthless drunk find his way once again. Follow along with the show! Watch Trigun on Hulu or on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're i...
Season 2: Episode 2 - Hamzebo [11/29/16]
March 24, 2018 13:37 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBOriginal Release Date: November 29, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! What sort of shenanigans has Vash, Meryl, and Milly gotten themselves into this time? Josh has you covered with this week’s review of Episode 2 of Trigun, “Truth of Mistake.” The Insurance Girls have traveled to a barren town in search of water and The Humanoid Typhoon. They may not realize it, but they do eventually find both. Follow along with the sho...
Season 2: Episode 1 - Cylon Tea [11/22/16]
March 24, 2018 13:34 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBOriginal Release Date: November 22, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! The gang is back together again! Bill, Andy, and Josh start off Season 2 with their review of Episode 1 of Trigun, “The $$60,000,000,000 Man.” Follow along with the show! Watch Trigun on Hulu or on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're in the process of moving our current feed over from Podomatic to Podbean so that we can provide all ...
Movie Review: Transformers [11/10/16]
March 24, 2018 13:30 - 2 hours - 119 MBOriginal Release Date: September 10, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Bill and Andy are joined this week by two special guests, Sam and Corey! Tonight we talk about one of our favorite movies of all time, the 1980s animated Transformers film! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're in the process of moving our current feed over from Podomatic to Podbean so that we can provide all of our previous episodes to our fans o...
Bonus Season 1: Episode 2 - Sexy Pokemon Party [10/25/16]
March 24, 2018 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBOriginal Release Date: October 25, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Ray and Andy return with their review of Episodes 2 and 3 of the Youtube series Pokemon Generations! They travel back to Pokemon Red and Blue and relive the trecherous deeds of Team Rocket and have a sexy Pokemon party with the Elite Four! Watch Pokemon Generations Episode 2: The Chase on Youtube! Watch Pokemon Generations Episode 3: The Challenger on ...
Season 1: Finale - Jessica Calvello Interview [10/9/16]
March 23, 2018 01:37 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBOriginal Release Date: October 9, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re giving Excel Saga a proper farewell this week with a really amazing finale. We really hope you enjoy our analysis of the anime alongside the absolutely hillarious Jessica Calvello, the voice of Excel! We have an absolute blast! Thank you again so much to Jessica for giving her insight and just making us laugh so much! Oh, and we reveal our next a...
Season 1: Episode 26 - Extensive Research [10/4/16]
March 23, 2018 01:34 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBOriginal Release Date: October 4, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re at the end! This is the final episode of Excel Saga, “Going Too Far,” and it’s a really bizarre one. This episode comes after the actual finale, and the writers and animators go a bit nuts. Just listen and find out just what they come up with! Hey! Next week! Jessica Calvello! Check back to hear our final discussion of the series with the voic...
Bonus Season 1: Episode 1 - Pokemon Generations Ep 1 [9/25/16]
March 23, 2018 01:31 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBOriginal Release Date: September 25, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We will be back with our regular series next week, but we have a special treat for you! There’s no Bill or Josh this week. Instead, we have a very special guest, Ray, who does a ton of behind-the-scenes work for the Questionable Endeavor Network! We’ve decided to tackle the brand new Pokemon Generations mini-series on Youtube! After our introduction...
Season 1: Episode 25 - Hold Onto Your Butts [9/20/16]
March 23, 2018 01:29 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBOriginal Release Date: September 20, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’ve reached the finale! We’re tired, sick, and a bit drunk during this one, so we apologize in advance. Excel Saga comes to a thrilling conclusion as Kabapu’s Daitenzen Force takes on the evil ideological organization ACROSS. Oh, and Excel wanders around with a gun. It’s Episode 25, “We Will Not Be Held Responsible”! Follow along by watching epis...
Season 1: Episode 24 - Bi-rometer [9/13/16]
March 23, 2018 01:27 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBOriginal Release Date: September 13, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! It’s Bill’s final review of an Excel Saga episode! He doesn’t waste any time because this turned out to be our shortest episode yet. The gang goes all NPR mode as they review the super serious Episode 24, “For You, I Could Die.” Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're in the process o...
Season 1: Episode 23 - Martian Successor Nabisco [9/5/16]
March 23, 2018 01:24 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBOriginal Release Date: September 5, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re so close to the finale of Excel! This week Excel is left alone to wander the wasteland of F City following the massive explosion. Andy seems to love Episode 23, “Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror,” and he’s alone in that assessment. Join us for some fun banter and another review of the wacky anime Excel Saga! Follow along by watching e...
Season 1: Episode 22 - Puchu Sandwich [8/29/16]
March 23, 2018 01:20 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOriginal Release Date: August 29, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! It seems we’ve hit a low point in our reviews of Excel Saga. Both Bill and Andy were not as impressed with Episode 22, “Invasion, Mother.” Josh, however, loved the hell out of it. So you get to enjoy Josh talk all about this wacky love letter to Leiji Matsumoto! Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, ...
Season 1: Episode 21 - Boob Evans [8/21/16]
March 23, 2018 01:18 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOriginal Release Date: August 21, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Well, this week it’s just Bill and Andy because this episode killed Josh. We’re currently accepting resumes for a new host…well, not really…I think? We’re remote again this week, and the two guys talk about Episode 21 of Excel Saga, “Visually Appealing Type.” Even though it’s a pretty bad episode of Excel Saga, we dissect the heck out of it with some gr...
Season 1: Episode 20 - Very Firm [8/15/16]
March 23, 2018 01:17 - 1 hour - 104 MBOriginal Release Date: August 15, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Episode 20 of Excel Saga is another recap episode, so we decided to do a variety of things, including a mini review, a super banter segment, answering fan questions, and a trivia contest between Bill and Josh! This episode is super long for your enjoyment! Wait…that sounded wrong… Also, we’d like to apologize for postponing our interview with Jessica Ca...
Season 1: Episode 19 - Home and a Stretch [8/1/16]
March 23, 2018 01:13 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBOriginal Release Date: August 1, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re just one episode away from our interview with Jessica Calvello, the voice of Excel Excel! Before we get there, we all have to suffer through a not-so-great episode of Excel, “Menchi’s Great Adventure 2: Around the World in 80 Hours.” We get another Menchi episode, and this time he travels around the world with the heir to the Alps Corporation. Wil...
Season 1: Episode 18 - Ninja Jesus [7/24/16]
March 23, 2018 01:10 - 52 minutes - 48 MBOriginal Release Date: July 24, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We have a MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT at the start of this episode! Listen to find out what our plans are for Episode 20. Anime fans, you can’t miss this one! Oh yeah, and we talk about Episode 18 of Excel Saga, “Municipal Force Daitenzen,” which is one of Bill’s absolute favorite. This take on super sentai/Power Rangers brings the power of super suits to Kabap...
Season 1: Episode 17 - Samurai Stem Cells [7/18/16]
March 23, 2018 01:07 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBOriginal Release Date: July 18, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Mark your calendars, ladies and gentlemen. This is the first time that all three hosts actually really liked the same episode of Excel Saga. Wow. Episode 17 covers the amazing take on the world of cartoons and anime, “Animation USA.” Excel and Hyatt travel to America where they meet Pedro’s son Sandora, who just wants to become an anime artist. Too bad ...
Season 1: Episode 16 - Ropponmatsu Fusion Dance [7/11/16]
March 23, 2018 01:05 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBOriginal Release Date: July 11, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Ropponmatsu 1 and 2 return yet again, and this time they spark up a “close friendship” with Excel and Hyatt. Josh gives us the run down of this week’s episode of Excel Saga, “Take Back Love!” This one is a good one, folks, even if there was more outtake material that didn’t make it into the episode than actual episode. Follow along by watching episodes of...
Season 1: Episode 15 - Open Up Wide [7/4/16]
March 23, 2018 01:03 - 49 minutes - 45 MBOriginal Release Date: July 4, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We experience a bit of deja vu in this week’s episode of Excel Saga, “Prop Memorial.” Not only is the plot basically the same as last week, but we see the return of Ropponmatsu #1! Bill drinks his way through his review, and we have some laughs along the way. Join us! Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episod...
Season 1: Episode 14 - Numbers Aren't Spoilers [6/27/16]
March 23, 2018 01:01 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBOriginal Release Date: June 27, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Things are changing as we enter the second half of Excel Saga. Among those changes are a brand new voice actress for Excel and new supporting characters, none of which are all that exciting. Tonight Andy reviews Episode 14, “Prop.” Oh yeah, and Josh is back. Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know t...
Season 1: Episode 13 - Podception [6/19/16]
March 23, 2018 00:58 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBOriginal Release Date: June 19, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! We’re breaking the mold in more than one way this week! First of all, instead of a review of Episode 13 of Excel Saga, “The New Year’s-End Party Hidden Talent Contest,” we have our own clip show for you! We’ve compiled outtakes as well as some of our favorite Excel Saga lines. The other change up? A new host! Well, sorta. Listen to find out. Follow al...
Season 1: Episode 12 - Oddly Textured [6/13/16]
March 23, 2018 00:56 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBOriginal Release Date: June 13, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Time to look for clues, folks! Episode 12 of Excel Saga, “Big City, Part 2,” takes a crack at detective anime! Josh gives us a breakdown of the episode, in which the civil servants join a 40-year-old murder investigation with the eccentric Purrin! Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, know that we're in...
Season 1: Episode 11 - Reverse Deliverance [6/5/16]
March 23, 2018 00:49 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBOriginal Release Date: June 5, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week we tackle the world of teenage problems (as if Andy hasn’t dealt with his fair share of that already). This week Bill trudges through Episode 11 of Excel Saga, “Butt Out, Youth!” While Bill isn’t a fan, Josh and Andy really love this one! Excel and Hyatt become teachers and go back to the high school from Episode 1. They become teachers of a cla...
Season 1: Episode 10 - Perhaps Menchi's an Otter [5/30/16]
March 23, 2018 00:46 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOriginal Release Date: May 30, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Join us on a great adventure–Menchi’s Great Adventure! Andy drags his co-hosts through a somewhat offensive and underwhelming episode of Excel Saga, but at least it’s filled with 50% more dog buttholes! In this episode, Menchi escapes Excel’s apartment and meets up with a ragtag group of stray dogs. They help Menchi find her former master, a seemingly swee...
Season 1: Episode 9 - We Already Did That Bit [5/22/16]
March 23, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 57 MBOriginal Release Date: May 22, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Once again, we’re sorry for taking last week off! This week we bring you our review of Episode 9 of Excel Saga, “Bowling Girls!” Surprisingly, all three hosts actually liked this one! Excel and Hyatt take jobs at a bowling alley in order to figure out if it’s the most popular sport in Japan. Unfortunately, ACROSS goes face to face with another idealogical...
Season 1: Episode 8 - A Little Butt Butt [5/8/16]
March 23, 2018 00:41 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBOriginal Release Date: May 8, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Bill goes for his third attempt at doing a review, and he struggles through one of our not so favorite episodes, “Increase Ratings Week.” In an attempt to boost their ratings and bring in female viewers (yeah right…), Excel and the girls take over, forcing every single male character (but one) from getting screen time! There’s hot weather, a little girl assa...
Season 1: Episode 7 - The Giving Yeti [5/2/16]
March 23, 2018 00:38 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBOriginal Release Date: May 2, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! It’s Andy’s turn once again, and this week is right in his wheelhouse! The creator of The Shadowvane Podcast gets to review the horror episode of Excel Saga! In this episode, Excel and Hyatt try to fend off intruders, who just so happen to be Kabapu’s group of bumbling civil servants. However, the ACROSS secret base isn’t the only thing hidden in the sewers...
Season 1: Episode 6 - The Big Wetty [4/25/16]
March 23, 2018 00:36 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOriginal Release Date: April 25, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Another week, another episode of Tooning Japanese! And this week’s episode of Excel Saga is…okay? Bill tells us all about Episode 6 “The Cold is Winter! Snowed Under Episode.” Excel and Hyatt are ordered to place a strange device at the top of a mountain. At the same time, Kabapu sends his civil servants out to test some new weaponry. Follow along by w...
Season 1: Episode 5 - Slap of a Thousand Pimps [4/17/16]
March 23, 2018 00:27 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBOriginal Release Date: April 17, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! This week Bill takes another shot at reviewing Excel Saga; find out if he enjoyed this one any better! (Spoiler…he probably didn’t.) We’re up to Episode 5 of Excel Saga, “The Interesting Giant Tower.” It’s not one of our favorites, but we have a good time with it! Follow along by watching episodes of Excel Saga on Funimation! If you enjoy this episode, ...
Season 1: Episode 4 - Kanji of Destiny [4/10/16]
March 23, 2018 00:21 - 1 hour - 74 MBOriginal Release Date: April 10, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Be prepared to hear every one of Andy’s favorite lines in this one, folks. Today we review Episode 4 of Excel Saga, “Love Puny.” This week Bill and Josh sit through Andy’s overly-excited review of one of his favorite episodes. Lord Ilpallazo takes up a new hobby–video games–and ends up controlling the actions of our heroes as well as their group of neigh...
Season 1: Episode 3 - Gastronomical Levels [4/3/16]
March 22, 2018 23:35 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBOriginal Release Date: April 3, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Greetings, Neenja Commandos from Hell! This week Josh gives us the rundown on Excel Saga, Episode 3 (“The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell”). This time around Excel finds herself taken hostage in an unknown location (is it Vietnam or just a forest in Japan?), and she must rely on some very interesting people in order to survive. Follo...
Season 1: Episode 2 - Abacus Skin Level 4 [3/27/16]
March 22, 2018 23:25 - 58 minutes - 50 MBOriginal Release Date: March 27, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Episode 2 is live! This week Bill, Josh, and Andy talk about the second episode of Excel Saga (“The Woman From Mars”), and it’s Bill’s turn to man the review, much to his chagrin. In this episode Excel goes fist-to-head with the alien Puchu race, Nabashin meets his old friend Space Butler, and Hyatt joins ACROSS! Follow along by watching episodes of Exce...
Season 1: Episode 1 - Tic Tac Toe With Buttholes [3/20/16]
March 22, 2018 23:20 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBOriginal Release Date: March 20, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Season 1 has officially begun! Welcome to Episode 1, otherwise known as our review of the first episode of Excel Saga, “Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot.” As you’ll soon find out, Excel Saga is an odd show to put it very mildly. In this episode we learn about the character of Excel, her involvement with the organization ACROSS, and other important parts of...
Episode 0 - Greetings, Ignorant Masses [3/13/16]
March 21, 2018 16:48 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOriginal Release Date: March 13, 2016 Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes in their 30s talk about Japanese anime! Episode 0 introduces us to our three hosts: Andy, Bill, and Josh. We talk about how we know one another, our history with anime, and the format of the episodes to come. If you enjoy this episode, know that we're in the process of moving our current feed over from Podomatic to Podbean so that we can provide all of our previous episodes to our fans once agai...